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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

T. MAYHEW, OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK.

PHOTOGRAPHIC-CARD MOUNT.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 46,008. dated January 24, 1865.

T0 @ZZ whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, T. MAYHEW, of Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess and State p ot'NeW York, have vinvented a new and Improved Photographic-Gard Mount; and I do hereby declare that the following is a ifull, clear, and exact description there-ot', which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part'of this specicatiou, in Which- Figure lis a face View of this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section ot' the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention consists in a photographiccard mount, Which is Wholly or partially covered with gum-arabic or other suitable cement or mucilagein such amanner that when the picture is wet, and placed on said card, it will readily adhere thereto, and the time and labor necessary in pasting the pictures on the c irds and the danger ot' soiling them during this operation is considerably reduced.

A represents a piece of card-board, or other suitable material, such as generally used for mounting photographic pictures. It is cut to the required size and its surface is partially or Wholly covered with cement or mucilage. In practice the mucilage will be applied by suitable dies, and the space covered by the same is made exactly equal to the pictures to be mounted, lea-ving a suitable border all round, and an empty space at one end of the card for the name ofthe person or place rcpresented by the picture, or for other purposes, as clearly shown in the drawings.

A picture is taken from the bath and before itis dry it is placed on that portion ofthe card which is covered with gum, and by suitable pressureit is made to adhere to the same Without requiring any paste or other cement.

Ordinarily the pictures are dried and they are attached to the cards by applying paste, which requires much time and great care. The pictures are liable to become soiled during the operation, and many good pictures are spoiled and lost during this iinal operation of mounting the same on the cards. By my invention all danger of that kind is avoided, and, furthermore, much time and labor is saved.

The pictures will adhere to the gumined surface of my cards With the greatest ease, they are not liable to become wrinkled or soiled, and the improved cards can be made at a triiiing advance in cost.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A photographic-card mount, the surface of which is partially or Wholly covered With gum, or other suitable cement, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

T. MAYHEVV.

Vitnesses:

THOMAS RICH, E. D. STOUTENBURGH. 

